Shanghai John

The airline -will- check his passport at his point of departure, even if his first leg is domestic, if all that stuff is on the same itinerary. You -might- be able to talk them into only issuing boarding passes for the domestic part with just state ID, but I wouldn't be willing to bet on it.

If his international flights are on the same itinerary as the domestic leg, he should (and most likely will) need to provide his passport. Personally, I would call the airline and ask them what to do. They may be able to split that portion of the itinerary onto another one, so he can just check in normally for the mini-itinerary and then again on the second one.

Hi all. I'm sorry to be a pest. I'm looking for what would be considered the best "kitchen sink" guide out there. I've heard the term thrown around, and heard about checklists and all this sort of thing -- but I haven't really seen one. There is one on Visajourney that I stumbled across, but it's pretty bare-bones and looks dated. If anyone could point me towards the best we have here on CFL, I would certainly appreciate it! -John

Yeah that's the thread that I saw, dnoblett. I've just seen some people with K-1 petitions getting through the whole timeline in 6 months and was wondering whether that's a result of electronic filing, or doing something else to streamline. I'm just beginning the submission process (a week or two away from submitting I-129F) and obviously want it to be as quick as possible.

I could very well be blind, and in fact, it's likely. But... I've seen a lot of instructions (including a post from USCONGUZ) about how to apply for the electronic processing on non-K visas.... but only vague indications that there is a separate process for K visas. What is the process to opt in for K-1 electronic processing? And, are there any drawbacks to doing so? Has it significantly decreased processing time, or is it too soon to tell? Thanks! John

I know her quite well. We've been in daily communications since September. Her job is one that put her in contact with a lot of foreigners, which is how guy#1 met her. She also speaks and writes English fluently, is very attractive, is vivacious after a brief and charming shy period, and has a heart of gold. In short, she's got a lot of qualities that would make any guy fall for her. All things being equal, she would prefer that I move to China, rather than vice versa. I appreciate everyone saying I should be careful, etc, but my level of concern about her intentions is close to zero. And yes, I'm in no hurry, we are going to meet at least once more before taking the plunge.

She's from Guangdong, west of Guangzhou.

That's really awesome advice, thanks a lot Lee. You managed to capture my worries and a potential way to mitigate them all at the same time. I totally agree with you about not wanting to invalidate her past relationship. From what I gather, the guy only visited her once, and filed for the visa after that trip -- perhaps not surprisingly, it got turned down.

Yes, I guess I'll need to hire a lawyer in any event, given the added complexity of this. I'm just wondering how big of a hurdle that's going to be. Seems like something that could go either way. Her job was a position that put her in touch with a lot of Americans, so that's how guy#1 met her. About 8 months later, I met her from a dating site. She speaks near-perfect English and is really charismatic, so it's not hard to imagine two guys falling for her. I just wonder if a VO would be able to realize these things or just frame it as "oh she got denied once and now she's back with a second guy, must be trouble!"

Hello all, I've been lurking here on and off for a few months but just returned from my first visit to China to meet my girl. We really hit it off and I am hoping to go back this summer. We are both overanxious and it's going to seem like a long time! (I've only been back in the US for 2 weeks). Anyway, this is all still hypothetical but I could see myself proposing to her this summer. That would mean the whole K-1 process, etc, or getting married in China and doing K-3. Right. Straightforward to this point, yes? Well the anomaly is that my girl was previously engaged to a US citizen (not me) and was denied for her K-1 early last year. The result was that he broke things off with her, and that was that. EDIT: the visa application was denied due to "lack of evidence of a bona fide relationship" I think it was a white slip, I'm not totally certain as we've only discussed this a little. I'm just wondering how the fact that she was denied once, and what's more, to someone besides myself -- will impact the interview and screening process. I'm 100% certain that she is genuine in her feelings towards me, she just had the (mis!)fortune of getting serious with two Americans. Thanks!